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baulk

/ baulk /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

"a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

Type of:

area expanse surface area

Has parts:

pool table billiard table snooker table

noun Sense 2

one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

Type of:

beam

Derived:

rafter

verb Sense 3

refuse to comply

Type of:

disobey

Derived:

balker baulker noncompliant adversary antagonist

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 4

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Type of:

difficulty

Kinds of:

albatross millstone bind drag obstacle

Derived:

handicap hinder hamper impede deter

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